Deliver blood samples immediately or refrigerate if held overnight.
Holding or shipping samples over weekends or holidays is not
recommended. DO NOT FREEZE.

Testing Schedule:

Test is performed once a week.

Turn Around
Time:

Turnaround time for results is 6 to 8 weeks.

Comments:

Fetal Sample: Amniotic Fluid and Chorionic Villus samples must remain
at room temperature at all times and be sent immediately after
collection. Place Amniotic Fluid in a sterile centrifuge tube. Place
Chorionic Villus samples in transport tube containing enough tissue
culture medium to cover the entire sample. Do not allow tissue to
become dry.

Fetal samples are to be delivered to the Cytogenetics Laboratory, W101
GH immediately after collection.